Report: Charli XCX is writing new music for Britney Spears

In his book “My Bondage and My Freedom,” Frederick Douglass said, “To an ignorant observer, spirituals appeared to be simple hymns, retelling biblical stories and themes. But the songs held deeper meaning for the people who sang them, acting as coded messages that passed along information about how one might escape and serving as much-needed reminders that freedom was possible.” As long as Black people have been in America, music has been important to us. Music

As Justin Timberlake has announced a new world tour, Britney Spears fans have sent her song “Selfish” to the top of the charts — to troll her ex-boyfriend. Timberlake, 42, dropped his comeback single “Selfish” earlier this week. His The Forget Tomorrow [World] Tour will kick off in Vancouver, Canada on April 29, with tickets going on sale Feb.

Carlos Aguilar Bursting with unruly energy that practically escapes the confines of the screen, “Kneecap” is a riotous, drug-laced triumph in the name of freedom that bridges political substance and crowd-pleasing entertainment. The three members of the eponymous Irish rap group — Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, Naoise Ó Cairealláin, and JJ Ó Dochartaigh — play themselves in this liberally fictionalized reimagining of their origin story set in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Hyundai hasn’t put a commercial in the Super Bowl since 2020. On Sunday, it hopes its newest auto ad makes people think of the stuff they might see in the Big Game. The automaker will take to the NFL‘s AFC and NFC Championship Games on Sunday to launch the 2024 Santa Fe — a familiar model that has been redesigned for families that needs lots of room as well as rugged features to help them enjoy the outdoors.

Meghan McCain Has Entered the Chat, to express her thoughts over Stewart, 61, coming back to the series after a nine-year hiatus.The comedian exited “The Daily Show” in 2015 and it was announced on Wednesday that he will be hosting the program just on Mondays starting Feb. 12.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Ariana DeBose, Boy George and Nile Rodgers have teamed up for “Electric Energy,” the disco-infused bop featured in Matthew Vaughn’s “Argylle.” Rodgers, who produced the track which plays over the film’s end credits, says he got a call from Vaughn asking if he wanted to be involved. Speaking with Variety over Zoom, the musician said although Vaughn sent him a demo track he still asked to see the film. “I have to see the film and have real context because I didn’t want to play blindly.” After seeing the film, his response was, “I was so overly sold.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief “Concrete Utopia,” the highly regarded drama-thriller that was South Korea’s Oscars contender and one of the biggest box office hits of 2023, has scored a streaming release in North America. Rakuten Viki, which specializes in Asian content, has licensed exclusive rights to the film in the U.S. and Canada and will begin streaming it to North American audiences from Friday.

romp through New York society.“Feud: Capote vs. The Swans,” based on journalist Laurence Leamer’s non-fiction book, focuses on author Truman Capote (Tom Hollander) and a group of high society New York City socialites that he dubbed “The Swans.”Capote won critical acclaim for his 1965 book, “In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences,” which delved into the violent murder of the Clutter family in Holcomb, Kansas.The following year he hosted a now-legendary masked ball, called the Black and White Ball, at the Plaza Hotel, in honor of The Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham.

arrived at Jean Paul Gaultier and Simone Rocha’s spring/summer 2024 Haute Couture show in nothing but a flesh-toned corset with a diaphanous sheet of fabric spilling from its bust. She looked like a dressmaker’s mannequin bewitched with life—Gaultier’s atelier has, after all, crafted a series of dummies to Jenner’s exact bodily proportions—but she also looked as though she had just awoken from a night of erm, deep sleep, in a luxe hotel suite.Kylie Jenner arrives at the Jean Paul Gaultier show.Consider the collapsed , the “I’ve just wrapped this chiffon bedspread around myself while collecting room service” attitude.

is not afraid to on her talk show—and her latest guest cried right along with her.On January 24, shared a , featuring a surprise appearance from Anyone But You star Dermot Mulroney, who plays Sydney Sweeney's father in the steamy rom-com based on Much Ado About Nothing. Not exactly a tear-jerker, but is kind of Barrymore's . Plus, she and Mulroney have history.The actors met on the set of the 1994 film Bad Girls, which began filming when Barrymore was a “lost” 17-year-old—and she hasn't forgotten the impression Mulroney left on her.

Jack Antonoff has branded Kanye West a “little cry baby bitch” after learning that the rapper’s new album will drop on the same day as his.West recently dropped the trailer for his forthcoming album ‘Vultures’, revealing it will be released in three volumes. The first volume is set to arrive February 9.‘Vultures’ was supposed to drop in October 2023, but its release date has been delayed multiple times.Unfortunately for Bleachers frontman and producer Jack Antonoff, ‘Vultures’ now lands on the same day as Bleachers’ upcoming self-titled album – whose release date was announced last November.Antonoff shared his reaction to the news by writing on X/Twitter: “kanye on bleachers release date is hilarious little cry baby bitch”.kanye on bleachers release date is hilarious little cry baby bitch— jackantonoff (@jackantonoff) January 24, 2024West has been courting controversy since the rollout of ‘Vultures’ thanks to his series of anti-Semitic actions.

Ice Spice has dropped her brand new song ‘Think U The Sh*t (Fart)’.The rapper has unveiled the full song as her first release of 2024, and sees the rapper taunting: “Think you the shit, bitch? / You not even the fart”. The song is an extended cut of a snippet that previously went viral on TikTok, with over 300,000 videos associated with the sound.Earlier this month, the New Yorker was spotted filming a video for ‘Think U The Sh*t’ in South Beach, Florida.

Jennifer Lopez is producing a Bob The Builder movie, with In The Heights star Anthony Ramos voicing the title character.A Latin American spin on the classic children’s series, the new film will follow Roberto (aka Bob) as he travels to Puerto Rico for a major construction job.As per the film’s official longline, audiences will see Bob as he “takes on issues affecting the island and digs deeper into what it means to build. Bob’s journey will celebrate the vibrant and colourful textures of the Caribbean Latin nations and their people.”Felipe Vargas is attached to write the screenplay, while a director has not yet been announced.“Pairing Anthony and Felipe’s genius vision for the story will capture this beloved character in a manner that audiences who grew up with Bob will recognise, and all-new audiences will enjoy,” said Robbie Brenner, president of Mattel Films.Ramos said Bob the Builder carries an “important message” to the big screen, adding that elements of the film were inspired by his own life.“For years, Bob the Builder’s characters have inspired young people around the world,” he said.

Ed Sheeran and JK Rowling.As shared by The Sunday Times, the list includes the Top 100 people to have paid the most in taxes over 2023 – adding a reported £5.35billion to public finances in the last 12 months.Among those listed were Harry Potter author JK Rowling, who was placed at Number 31 in the rankings. According to the report, the author made the list having paid £40million in UK taxes last year.

PVRIS guitarist, has said he’s been cleared of the sexual assault allegations that led to his removal.Babinski was accused of sexual harrassment in June 2020. At the time, he claimed the allegations were “100% false”, and said he was “determined to prove my innocence” and “taking legal action”.

21 Savage has revealed that the trailer for the biopic about his life is fake.The rapper hinted to fans that a biopic about his life, entitled American Dream, was on the way earlier this month – dropping a new music video that also doubled up as a film trailer.The clip, which was co-directed by Atlanta collaborators Stephen Glover, Jamal Olori and Fam Udeorji, alongside Luis Perez, featured Donald Glover and Stranger Things star Caleb McLaughlin playing 21 Savage at different ages.It began with a young Savage (played by McLaughlin), depicting the rapper’s experience of being bullied in school before entering the rap scene. From there, Savage is seen in what looks like an interrogation room, talking to McLaughlin as he eventually becomes Glover, who plays an adult version of him.Now, the rapper has confirmed in a new interview that there will not be any upcoming biopic and the trailer shared was a hoax.“No, that was a parody,” Savage told Shannon Sharpe when asked about the project during an interview with the podcast Club Shay Shay on Wednesday (January 24).Alongside starring Glover and McLaughlin, it also featured a cameo from Natasha Lyonne and an accompanying movie poster.While Savage confirmed that a film based on his life won’t be arriving in cinemas any time soon, he did reveal that he hasn’t written off the possibility of a project arriving in the future.“It’s the American dream.

Christopher Nolan‘s Oppenheimer has set a cinematic release date in Japan, despite public criticism surrounding the sensitive subject matter of the film.The Cillian Murphy-led biopic is controversial in Japan, where two atomic bombs were detonated in 1945, killing hundreds of thousands of Japanese citizens.The film was released in most territories in July by Universal and went on to gross over $950million at the global box office. But Toho-Towa, which handles most Universal titles in Japan, did not release the film.However, in December it was reported that indie film distributor Bitters End would give the movie a theatrical release in the country.

A popular drink enjoyed by many first thing in the morning could be the key to staving off various serious health conditions, according to medical experts.

St Mirren lost to Celtic in their last Scottish Premiership game before the winter break and now face the other half of the Old Firm as Rangers are the visitors to Paisley.

Kilmarnock boss Derek McInnes reckons he’s done in the January transfer window and heaped praise on the club’s head of recruitment Russ Richardson because he ensured no wholesale changes were needed this winter.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were showcasing their "unity" as a strong couple during their surprise appearance at the premiere of the new Bob Marley film in Jamaica this week, according to a body language expert.

Comedian Mark Normand nearly left audience members scrambling for the exits when he was rushed off stage by security in the middle of his set, forcing the show to abruptly end after it was interrupted by a “planned ‘surprise’” that neither he nor the club appeared to know about.Normand, 40, was performing at the New York Comedy Club Wednesday night when an unknown man in a yellow beanie jumped onstage in the middle of his set, leaving the comic and the audience confused about the strange stunt, a video shared on X shows.“Oh hey … how are you? What do we got, a migrant here?” Normand joked as the man got up on stage.“Oh jeez, everything alright? Just want to make sure everybody is good here.

K.J. Yossman Just a week after wrapping on Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis” biopic, Austin Butler arrived in the U.K. to start work on Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks’ epic World War II drama “Masters of the Air.” He was joined on the Amblin and Playtone co-production by a cast who, like Butler, are poised to become the next generation of Hollywood leading actors, among them Callum Turner, Barry Keoghan, Anthony Boyle, Ncuti Gatwa and Nate Mann.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Ecuador-based 2bLatam, the driving creative force behind the wildly popular Spanish-language comedy channel enchufe.tv, has joined forces with Mexican media & entertainment indie Elefantec Global to develop content around enchufe.tv’s IP. Founded by former Televisa exec José “Pepe” Bastón, Elefantec Global is behind such notable productions as “Bosé” for Paramount+ in Latin America, “La rebellion” for ViX+ and “Todo por Lucy’ for Prime Video.

Alex Ritman Lucy van Beek, the award-winning factual TV and film specialist, has launched her own production outfit, Tailfeather Productions. The company, whose focus will be premium specialist factual documentaries and series for streaming platforms, broadcasters and theatrical release, launches with two major commissions, “Alexander: The Making of a God” for Netflix and “Born to Be Wild” for Apple TV+.

Ellise Shafer When the news came out in December that “The Grand Tour” — Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond’s post-“Top Gear” automotive series — would be coming to an end, fans were left wondering why. But, in a new interview with The Times, Clarkson has delivered a cheeky yet straightforward answer: it’s because he’s “unfit and fat and old.” Clarkson told The Times that the show “is immensely physical, and when you’re unfit and fat and old, which I am…” He also feels the trio has done just about “everything you can do with a car.” “I’ve driven cars higher than anyone else and further north than anyone else,” Clarkson said.

Vanessa Feltz had an awkward run-in with her ex-partner Ben Ofodeu and his new girlfriend.

Jeremy Clarkson has opened up on a terrifying health scare that resulted in him having a lump removed from his back. The star revealed he lost 14lbs after an operation in October following medics' discovery of a 5-centimetre cyst.

Stephen Robinson has praised Lewis Jamieson for turning his St Mirren fortunes around – after admitting he had six months to save his career.

South Lanarkshire College has been innovative in addressing climate change and shaping the future.

Traffic came to a stop on a busy Scots road this morning after a horror two-vehicle car crash.

King Charles would often throw the TV remote at the screen in a fit of rage whilst watching the news, according to a royal author.

Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata.Iwata was president of Nintendo from 2002 until his death in 2015 and oversaw both the Nintendo DS and the Wii.However, he was also CEO during the turbulent Wii U era of Nintendo, which was considered a flop by many. Following the failure, he took a 50 per cent pay cut while other executives reduced their salaries by 20 per cent.Speaking about the decision in 2013, Iwata said: “If we reduce the number of employees for better short-term financial results, employee morale will decrease.

Star Wars fans gave him a tough time for “betraying” Han Solo.Appearing on Entertainment Weekly‘s Dagobah Dispatch podcast, the Lando Calrissian actor explained how his character’s actions in The Empire Strikes Back – which included making a deal with Darth Vader that lead to Han Solo being captured and frozen in carbonite – resulted in a backlash that extended into his real life.“When I would pick my daughter up from school, the kids would run up to me and say, ‘You betrayed Han Solo!’” Williams said. “I’d go on an airplane and the airplane stewards would say, ‘You betrayed Han Solo!’ I got that for a lot of years.”Williams said that he would try to reason with upset Star Wars fans, telling them: “Look, think about the whole situation.

Emmerdale fans were left saying 'I'm confused' as their relief at Tracy Robinson finally being caught cheating with Caleb Milligan was quickly scuppered. Viewers of the ITV soap have been left shouting at their TV screens as Tracy continues her affair with her husband Nate's uncle.

A Manchester music venue will be back in court next week as a row over noise levels continues, more than two years after the initial complaint was made. Night & Day Café in the Northern Quarter was served a legal notice by Manchester council in November 2021.